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Title: No sound on my computer
Post by: Deano on March 12, 2004, 20:30

I bought this computer :
Dell OptiPlex GX110
Processor: Intel PIII 800 MHz
Video: Integrated Intel Direct AGP 4MB
Sound: Sound Blaster Compatible
10/100 On-Board Network Card
OS: No Operating System Included.
 
I installed Win98 but I found I have no sound. I tried to install audio drivers from Dell internet but they won't install telling me the O/S won't support the software. ???
Do you think it has onboard sound or would I have to get a sound card?
Does anyone have any suggestions? :-\
Thanks for your help. :)        
         
         
         

 

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Simon on March 12, 2004, 22:21

Did you get a motherboard CD?  The sound drivers are usually on them, if you have onboard sound.

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Tony on March 13, 2004, 00:55

Simon I reckon the PC was bought off Ebay or the like, from a firm that shifts used leased machines. I doubt very much you get any CD's with such machines. Easy way out if there are no compatiable drivers for Win98, is indeed to by a soundcard.

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Adept on March 13, 2004, 09:22

If the machine still has it's Dell Asset Tag, you can go to the Dell website, enter the tag number in the box provided and get a list of all the drivers, updates etc available for that particular model of machine.

You can probably find drivers just by model no. too, but I haven't tried ::)

http://support.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home.asp

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 15, 2004, 12:33

i had the same problem  :(

but then i reallized i had my speakers plugged into my modem  ::)


Jonah

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Terry on May 06, 2004, 17:22

I had to format my hard drive and now I have no sound. Have serched in vain for drivers. Can anyone help?

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Simon on May 06, 2004, 17:38

Hi Terry, and  (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apax34.dsl.pipex.com%2Fsmileys%2Fwelcome.gif&hash=05644ab4fbfa7c9585f756e9a79aab0a53d0e346)

If you know the make and model of your soundcard, you could try www.driverguide.com, or post the details on here and we'll have a look for you.   :)

If your sound is attached to your motherboard (rather than a separate sound card), and you have the original motherboard CD, you'll find the drivers on there.

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: kin on May 19, 2004, 19:45

i have a compaq presario
recently i made a partition of my hard disk and installed win98 on the first one and winxp on the second
my sound card is of ess alegro and the sound works on winxp but not on win98 . i tried all the latest drivers but non of them worked
pleeze help  :'(

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Sandra on May 19, 2004, 20:23

Have a look on here Kin and :welcome:

http://www.driversearch.com/cgi/search.cgi?q=ess+allegro

There are quite a few that say they are suitable for 98  :)

Title: Re:No sound on my computer
Post by: Tony on May 19, 2004, 23:41

My last PC was a Compaq Presario with on board sound and graphics [8MB] if I remember rightly... It had the ess alegro and the OS was Win 98se.